Army Officially Names Jeff Monken New Head Coach

108 Solutions Military Life is here to announce that Army has officially named Jeff Monken as its new head football coach, according to NBC Sports' John Taylor.

Monken, who signed a six-year deal, per Pete Thamel of Sports Illustrated, will be introduced to fans and media at a press conference scheduled for 11 a.m. ET on Monday, Dec. 30.
A former Navy assistant in the mid-2000s, Monken spent the past four seasons as the head coach at Georgia Southern, going 38-16 in four seasons at the helm and leading the Eagles to three consecutive FCS national semifinal appearances from 2010 to 2012.

Monken expressed his excitement via a statement put out by the school, per Taylor: 

Monken was hired as Georgia Southern's coach in 2009 after serving 20 years as an assistant -- 13 with his mentor, Johnson. Monken coached slotbacks at Georgia Southern from 1997 to 2001 before joining Johnson first at Navy and then Georgia Tech. As an assistant at Georgia Southern, Monken was part of two NCAA FCS national championship squads (1999 and 2000) and five straight playoff teams.

In November 2013, Monken’s Eagles went into Gainesville and embarrassed Florida in a 26-20 win. It was the first time in the 100-plus-year history of the program that Gators had lost to a team from the FCS level, and the Eagles accomplished that feat without attempting a single pass.

The 46-year-old Peoria, Ill., native replaces Rich Ellerson, who was fired on Dec. 15. Ellerson went 20-41 in five seasons at West Point, leading the Black Knights to just one winning season in 2010. Army finished 3-9 in 2013 before Ellerson was let go.

Although Army has had just one winning season since the start of 1997, expectations will surely be high for Monken, who was extremely successful in his first head coaching stint with the Eagles. The newly appointed head coach can quickly make a name for himself if he's able to lead Army to a win over arch-rival Navy next season.

The Black Knights have dropped 12 straight to the Midshipmen and currently trail in the all-time series; 58-49-7. Ellerson went 0-5 against Navy and lost by two or more touchdowns on three occasions, so fans will be eager to see Monken get things turned around.

Army Parts Ways with Football Coach Rich Ellerson

After a disappointing 34-7 loss to Navy, Army has reportedly parted ways with head coach Rich Ellerson. Ellerson was 20-41 at Army, including 0-5 against Navy.
The firing comes one day after Army lost 34-7 to Navy, the Black Knights' 12th straight loss in the lopsided series.

Pete Thamel of Sports Illustrated had the news:

The loss marked Army’s 12th straight defeat at the hands of Navy, their biggest rival, and brought the end of an unsuccessful term by Coach Ellerson.

Army Director of Athletics Boo Corrigan briefly spoke about the decision (via goarmysports.com):

Ellerson came to the Black Knights after stints with Southern Utah and Cal Poly. After amassing a 60-41 record at those two schools, however, Ellerson only managed a 20-40 record with Army.

The Black Knights won seven games in the 2010 season and won the Armed Forces Bowl that year, but Army has gone 8-27 in the last three years and won only three games this season.

Ellerson’s successor is likely to have some ties to Army football, and Thamel mentions Ohio State co-offensive coordinator Ed Warinner, New York Jets special teams coach Ben Kotwica and Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Mike Sullivan as a few names with West Point connections to keep an eye on.

Whoever replaces Ellerson will have his work cut out for him, as Army’s last winning season prior to Ellerson’s 2010 campaign was in 1996 under head coach Bob Sutton.

2013 Army-Navy Game Final Score: Midshipmen push rivalry streak to 12 with 34-7 victory

It's that time once again to renew the Army-Navy series, which is the last game of the regular season. After this we're on to the bowl games, and beyond that there's nothing but the long, cold off-season. Army and Navy rank second and third nationally in rushing yards per game, and whichever team has more success running the ball seems likely to come out with the victory. They both run the ball an average of nearly 60 times per game, and they've been effective in doing so, with each team averaging well over five yards per carry.

The Numbers

Rankings and Records: Navy is 7-4 this season and unranked in the major polls. Army is 3-8. The Midshipmen lead the all-time series, 57-49-7.

Vegas: Navy opened as a 10-point favorite, while the over/under opened at 54.5.

Weather: The high in Philadelphia isn't expected to climb above 40. There's a 60 percent chance of rain and/or snow showers as well.

Impact Players

Keenan Reynolds -- Navy has been developing effective option quarterbacks forever now, implementing one after the other, hardly missing a beat when one graduates. Reynolds is in his second year as the starter in Annapolis and leads Navy with 1,124 rushing yards as well as 26 rushing touchdowns. His passing numbers aren't bad, either -- he is averaging nine yards per attempt and has eight touchdown passes against two interceptions.

Angel Santiago/A.J. Schurr -- With multi year starter Trent Steelman gone, the Black Knights had a hole to fill at quarterback. Santiago has gotten the call for most of the season, but his struggles have allowed Schurr to get into the discussion. Both played in Army's last game, and both may at some point this week run the offense. Both are capable of running the ball, while Schurr has been the more efficient passer.

Terry Baggett -- Fortunately, Army has a reliable running back, Baggett, who is over 1,000 yards on the season despite averaging only about 11 carries per game. He gives the Black Knights some explosiveness, and his average of 8.3 yards per rush is easily a team-high.

          
           

Final Stat Wrap

Army

• Angel Santiago: 5-of-10, 50 YDS, 0 TD, 1 INT, 10 CAR, 40 YDS, 1 TD, 1 FUM LOST
• A.J. Schurr: 0-of-1, 0 YDS, 0 TD, 0 INT, 5 CAR, -3 YDS, 1 FUM LOST
• Terry Baggett: 11 CAR, 41 YDS
• Tony Giovannelli: 7 CAR, 38 YDS
• Larry Dixon: 9 CAR, 33 YDS
• Xavier Moss: 5 REC, 50 YDS

Navy

• Keenan Reynolds: 2-of-7, 10 YDS, 0 TD, 0 INT, 30 CAR, 137 YDS, 3 TD
• Quinton Singleton: 4 CAR, 61 YDS
• Noah Copeland: 5 CAR, 54 YDS, 1 TD
• Chris Swain: 6 CAR, 25 YDS
• Geoffrey Whiteside: 2 CAR, 21 YDS
• DeBrandon Sanders: 2 CAR, 13 YDS, 1 REC, 6 YDS
• Darius Staten: 4 CAR, 11 YDS

All stats courtesy ESPN.com

            

Navy 34, Army 7—Final

Navy has now won their 12th straight over Army. They dominated the day with Keenan Reynolds leading them. The Black Knights lost this one with turnovers and just couldn't overcome their mistakes.

Keenan Reynolds set an FBS record for rushing touchdowns by quarterbacks

Army-Navy Player of the Game

Navy's Keenan Reynolds

His three touchdowns and 137 yards on the ground never tell the whole story. He ran his offense with great command and led the Midshipmen to five touchdowns against a solid run defense. The Midshipmen jumped out to a 17-0 lead at the half and Army never got the margin back to single digits after that. It wasn't a blowout, but it was never close as Navy coasted to the win. Reynolds put the finishing touches on a dominant career against Army by logging 137 yards and three touchdowns in the victory, and Navy didn't give the ball away under Reynolds' direction all game long. And as mentioned before, he set an FBS record for quarterbacks by rushing for his 29th touchdown of the year with two touchdowns on the day. He topped Colorado State's Kapri Bibbs for the touchdown lead among all FBS rushers (Bibbs has 28), and with both CSU and Navy awaiting bowls, this battle will rage on into late December. As the snow fell on Lincoln Financial Field Saturday, the curtains fell on yet another dismal Army football season as Navy rolled, 34-7. Navy moves to 8-4 but won't make any headway toward the rankings.

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